Bandy (Verb)
Sentence with Context:
There are dark murmurings afoot internationally: phrases are being used, signifying intervention in an impending disaster. Most particularly, “something must be done”, a phrase that should haunt the international community, is being bandied about: the needy of the world beware.
Source: www.theguardian.com
Down on the beach, “molly” is an insult bandied about by schoolchildren, and refers to those kids who, for reasons of sartorial self-neglect or simple, contemptible poverty, look as if their mothers have dressed them.
Source: www.theguardian.com
Meaning: Pass on or discuss (an idea or rumor) in a casual or uninformed way
Synonyms
Discuss, Circulate, Put about, Rumor, Disseminate, Communicate, Propagate, Promulgate, Announce, Publicize, Pass on
Antonyms
Conceal, Suppress, Hide, Bottle up, Repress, Suppress, Extirpate, Eradicate
Mnemonic (Memory Aid): How To Remember?
Imagine yourself in a cool band where you pass on information to each other in a casual manner just like that. Remember the phrase “bandied about” thus: The band members bandied about many urban myths just for fun.

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